The business delivers major civil engineering, utility and infrastructure projects across the UK and has a strong reputation for safe, high-quality and innovative project delivery.
This is a senior opportunity for a Design Manager with experience in water, wastewater, utilities or civil infrastructure who is looking to take responsibility for an in-house design team and a varied portfolio of projects.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage and develop an in-house team of designers.
* Lead the delivery and coordination of civil and infrastructure design activities.
* Undertake Principal Designer duties under CDM 2015.
* Manage design solutions through the various stages of project delivery.
* Oversee the preparation and review of drawings, reports, specifications and estimates.
* Coordinate multidisciplinary design inputs and ensure design integrity.
* Check design outputs for accuracy, quality and compliance.
* Manage design workloads, programmes and resources.
* Liaise with Project Managers, clients, framework teams and external design consultants.
* Provide technical guidance to engineers, technicians and apprentices.
* Support the resolution of technical issues across projects.
* Maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships.
* Support commercial management, audits and project reviews.
* Provide regular reporting to senior engineering and framework management.
* Promote innovation, continuous improvement and professional development.
Requirements
The successful Design Manager will ideally have:
* Previous experience as a Design Manager, Senior Design Engineer or similar.
* A background in water, wastewater, utilities, civil engineering or infrastructure.
* Experience managing or leading a design team.
* Strong knowledge of civil/infrastructure design principles and relevant standards.
* Practical understanding of CDM 2015 and Principal Designer responsibilities.
* Excellent technical, communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Experience working collaboratively with clients, contractors and multidisciplinary design teams.
Relevant engineering qualifications and/or professional membership are desirable.
Why Apply?
You will join a growing infrastructure business with a strong project pipeline across the UK water sector, offering the opportunity to take a leading role in design delivery and contribute to critical water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
Interested? Apply now with your CV for a confidential discussion about the role
Salary description
£80000.00 - £80000.00 per year